Hello, I'm new to wargaming. My primary interest is in painting figures, and wargaming is something I stumbled onto as "something to do with painted figures."...
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Dale Hurtt
dale_hurtt
Jul 17, 2010 7:19 pm
... You've picked a fine hobby. ... Consider Battlelore, which is by the same game designer as C&C and Battle Cry. Buy the Hundred Years War expansion and...
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frusprof
Jul 17, 2010 10:29 pm
Dale, Thanks for the reply. I gained the impression on BGG that Battlelore was very hard to play without the fantasy elements unless one has the HYW expansion...
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Peggy/Dan Beattie
wargamemaster
Jul 17, 2010 11:58 pm
I use 5" hexes on Hotz mats on my 12x6 table. Hills and tree bases are 5" Litko hexes with magnetic backing (the hills don't slide apart then). I use the...
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Dale Hurtt
dale_hurtt
Jul 18, 2010 1:07 am
... No, in fact it is EASIER to play as most of the special rules are regarding the fantasy elements. ... ...
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frusprof
Jul 18, 2010 7:10 am
Sounds fantastic, just what I want to do. But why 8 figures per base? Is it only visual or are there rules that require it? Are there pictures in the...
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jwh0714
Jul 18, 2010 7:11 am
I've had enough of measuring-tape wargames and I want to convert all of the games I play into grid or hex-based wargames. I'm going to start with the pre-C20...
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frusprof
Jul 18, 2010 7:17 am
Thanks for the links. I expected paying about $100, which I won't do. Watching both auctions....
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Peggy/Dan Beattie
wargamemaster
Jul 18, 2010 3:53 pm
The eight figures correspond to two 54mm figures per base (or 7-8 25mm figures). The units are two rows of two bases, as in BC and C& C. The bases are all...
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Peggy/Dan Beattie
wargamemaster
Jul 18, 2010 4:25 pm
A few more details: - the hexes run along the length (the grain) of the table. The units in my Napoleonic game will cover two hexes and face the vertices at ...
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cordery_bob
Jul 28, 2010 10:42 pm
I have been playing around with Joseph Morschauser's various sets of wargames rules, and today I tried out a version of his 'Frontier' rules adapted so that I...
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Dale Hurtt
dale_hurtt
Jul 29, 2010 3:37 am
Interesting look to the battlefield. Maybe I'll have to look at Heroscape as I was looking at the prices of Kallista's Hexon and ... [gulp]. Not that it is a...
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john
jhnptrqn
Jul 29, 2010 6:27 pm
I like the looks of the Heroscape flocked. Could you give a little lesson on how you did it. Besides a copy of the game, I bought quite a few loose bases from...
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Bob Cordery
cordery_bob
Jul 29, 2010 6:36 pm
John, I got the idea from the following website: http://www.meleewizards.com/terrain.html He has some simple 'how to' pages on flocking Heroscape hex tiles. So...
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john
jhnptrqn
Jul 30, 2010 12:28 am
Bob, Thank you for the heads up on this website. I'll have to try that come Fall....
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Dale Hurtt
dale_hurtt
Aug 18, 2010 1:59 am
... It was helpful for me too. I am late in the reply because I wasn't really sure if I liked the look or not, so I bought some off of eBay. Now that they are...
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Bob Cordery
cordery_bob
Aug 18, 2010 9:52 am
Dale, I am glad that you found the link of help. Heroscape hexed terrain can be picked up for quite reasonable prices via eBay, or - if you are lucky - at boot...
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Dale Hurtt
dale_hurtt
Aug 18, 2010 3:05 pm
... Do you know where these rules were first published (e.g. in a magazine, book, etc.)? Dale...
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Bob Cordery
cordery_bob
Aug 18, 2010 4:07 pm
Dale, A copy of the original rules was published in the May 1967 issue of Wargamer's Newsletter (No. 62). The text of this article is available on the Vintage...
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cordery_bob
Aug 22, 2010 10:52 pm
I have just added a new blog entry about my latest play-test of my version of Joseph Morschauser's 'Frontier' wargames rules. The entry is called 'A Most...
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Dale Hurtt
dale_hurtt
Aug 23, 2010 4:15 am
... I enjoyed the battle report, and looking at the pictures, glad I started buying more Heroscape hexes off of eBay. I generally find simpler rules...
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Bob Cordery
cordery_bob
Aug 23, 2010 7:38 am
Dale, Thanks for your email. I thought that what you wrote was very thoughtful and thought-provoking, and it made me think about the matters that you raised. I...
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Dale Hurtt
dale_hurtt
Aug 23, 2010 4:19 pm
There is another forum - a bit inactive right now - dedicated to developing a solo system for DBA. One of the big problems with choices in solo gaming is...
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martin.pace@...
martin.pace...
Sep 2, 2010 5:10 pm
Hi It interest me why people use one or the other ... I have seen a board game that used both to indicate the formation of a unit (column formations deployed...
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Dale Hurtt
dale_hurtt
Sep 2, 2010 5:55 pm
... Probably a more reasonable firing arc. Apex gives you a 60 degree firing arc (two front hexsides) while the side gives you a 0 degree (1 front hexside) or...
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althegamer
Oct 5, 2010 12:35 am
Hi, I am generally a lurker on this site because I have not yet tried a grid based game. After lots of looking I think I would like to develope a Command and...
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Mike Siggins
MSiggins
Oct 5, 2010 7:27 am
The game was originally a miniatures system, so converting is not going to be a major issue. Basically four stands per unit. Obtaining the cards, maps and...
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dewdropverde@...
gingerbastarduk
Oct 5, 2010 8:16 am
The maps and rules are available on http://www.ccancients.net/ My cards I purchased direct from GMT games. As I can't access their site from work I'm assuming...
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Robert Newis
rnewis
Oct 5, 2010 2:52 pm
C&C Ancients works very well with miniatures. I use 6mm miniatures from Baccus with each block replaced by a 60mm wide stand for the sheer mass effect. I ...
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Peggy/Dan Beattie
wargamemaster
Oct 5, 2010 5:12 pm
Al - I use hexes and miniatures to play Command and Colors ancient period battles. My troops are mounted infantry on 2"x2" bases, cavalry two to a base: I use...
